My hands trembled as I scrolled further.
Another email.
Thank you for your recent purchase: bridal luggage set, Louis Vuitton.
I felt something inside me snap.
They hadn’t just taken my generosity for granted. They had planned this from the start.
The wedding wasn’t a celebration of love.
It was a heist.
A slow, calculated extraction of my money, my trust, my dignity.
And they hadn’t even bothered to hide it.
I opened my banking app and scrolled through recent transactions.
$12,400 — Emma’s Boutique.
$8,950 — private chef deposit.
$3,200 — exclusive spa treatments.
Maldives.
Not a single charge made by me.
Not one.